www.list.co.uk/clubs ■ Gaga Wednesdays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Chart, classic and current hits, and drink promos too. Free entry for UWS and Glasgow University students. ■ Gay as F**k at Play. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Cheap drinks, big tunes and maximum gayness with DJs Darren and Michael. ■ Lollapalooza Wednesday at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students). Derek Ho, Rob Etherson and Stevie ‘Lost’ Foy play indie, pop, cheese and R&B. ■ Octopussy at the Arches. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Jacuzzis, bouncy castles and a Chapel of Love at this weekly student night of indie, pop and electro. ■ Spank at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. DJs Kris Keegan and Ian Stirling spin disco, house and classic anthems. FREE Taste at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. A tasty midweek club party with DJ Steven. ■ Tongue in Cheek at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£4) after. A night for all tastes as Gavin Sommerville plays R&B in the main room, DJ Toast plays chart in the lounge and Andy Wilson plays rock in the red room. ■ Twisted Fairytale at Kushion. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2 students) after. DJ Big Al takes charge, with cheap drinks and teapot shooters. ■ Vicious Circle at Hummingbird. Weekly 10pm–1am. £tbc. Party sounds from DJ Iain Thompson. ■ West End Wednesdays at Boho. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3 students before midnight). A student night for the West End, with cheap drinks and dancing.
EDINBURGH Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursday Clubs FREE Animal Hospital at Sneaky Pete’s. 10 Mar, 11pm–3am. Techno and minimal night with decor and live visuals. ■ Born To Be Wide at Electric Circus. 3 Mar, 7pm–2am. £5 (music union members £3.50). Music industry seminar/social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together. Launch of this year’s Wide Days Conference, followed by a Buy What You Hear session with the Oxfam Records DJs. ■ Bounce at Po Na Na. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5. DJ Johnny Frenetic will be providing the best in electro, house and chart mash-ups for your musical pleasures. ■ Bump at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. Master Caird and Johnny Junk- House supply fresh cuts, remixes and requests at this night of house, indie, hip hop, funk, 80s, 90s, electro and disco night. FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 3 Mar, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. ■ Exhibit Music at Wee Red Bar. 3 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £3 (£2). ‘Superior’
Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project
It’s a long way to Miami from Edinburgh (roughly 4262 miles fact fans) but Smirnoff have brought the Florida coast a bit closer as their Nightlife Exchange Project touches down in the capital with carnival entertainment, dancers, a luxury lounge bar, a Little Havana bar and guest Damaged Goods for a floorfilling set of electro, house, hip hop, dubstep and trance. ■ City Nightclub, Edinburgh, Sat 19 Mar.
indie, electro and rock’n’roll from DJs Del (Madchester) and Adrian James with a guest DJ set from Epic 26. FREE Frisky at the Hive. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. FREE Gayboi Mansion at GHQ. 10 Mar, 10pm–3am. Monthly club night just for the gentlemen. FREE Homegrown at Sneaky Pete’s. 17 Mar, 11pm–3am. New night focusing on up-and-coming drum & bass talent. ■ Movement at Electric Circus. Weekly 9pm–1am. £3 (£2). The best new indie and classic dancefloor killers. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 7pm–2am. £4. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 24 Mar, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. FREE Speaker Bite Me at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro, which features everything from Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco. ■ The Spring Fling: A Forest Celebration at Studio 24. 3 Mar, 7pm–3am. £7. Relaunching the ‘Save the Forest’ fundraising campaign with a wild party of live music (including Horndog Brass Band, Black Cat, Jenm & the Gents and Luckypockets) plus DJs until 3am. Chart & Party FREE Cheese & Crackers at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. ‘Cheesy’ classics and ‘cracking’ anthems. ■ Wonderland at Shanghai. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. DJ Calverto spins student anthems and cheese.
Edinburgh Friday Clubs ■ Axis at Cabaret Voltaire. 18 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £9 after (students £8). Techno night. Hosting a Jack Knife Records special with heavyweight electro and dubstep from Hostage, Calverton and Attic Kings. ■ Balkanarama at Studio 24. 11 Mar, 9.30pm–3am. £7 before 10.30pm; £9 after. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session. Headlined by 12-piece Traktorkestra and Miso Petrovic (of Mostar Sevdah Reunion) alongside VJ Sestrsa, DJ Lemon Slice and DJ Wastepicker. ✽✽ Bedbug at Cabaret Voltaire. 11 Mar, 11pm–3am. £6. Dubstep and bass heavy club night with a Friday night special from Bedbug. Hard insistent drum & bass action from special guest DJ Fresh (Breakbeat Kaos). ■ Bound For Glory at Cabaret Voltaire. 11 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Fudge Fingas, Beefy and Flyin’ Saucer at this monthly night that aims to raise funds for Oxfam, with a funk, house and electro soundtrack in the Cab’s Speakeasy. Joined by special guest Joseph Malik (Compost Records). ✽✽ The Cricket Club presents The Crease at Cabaret Voltaire. 18 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Solefusion’s backroom returns taking over the Speakeasy with a blend of funk, soul and hip hop as the original line-up reunite for one night only as Illtech Joe, Sugar Ray and ST’AX’ man the wheels of steel. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 18 Mar, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll. ‘Looney Tunes Toy House’ theme this month.
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■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 18 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). A spaced- out night of psychedelic trance, with live percussion and visuals by VisualGnosis. ■ Disgraceland at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 11 Mar, 11pm–3am. £6. Deadly mix of punk, rock, blues, lounge and indie, now in a new home. FREE Everybody at Electric Circus. Weekly 10pm–3am. The night starts with live band karaoke (until midnight) followed by a mix of pop, rock, indie, electro, disco and party tracks form 1960-2010. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 11 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ Funk Me It’s Friday at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Classic funk, disco and remixes. ■ Furburger at GHQ. 11 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva and Boy Toy provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends. ■ Girls & Boys at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Edinburgh’s biggest indie night with a rock attitude. ✽✽ Heavy Gossip at Medina. 11 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after. Fresh house cuts, disco funk and reworked edits from residents Craig Smith and Nick Yuill. For their first birthday party they welcome the ‘slow- motion house’ and minimal techno of Cottam. See preview, page 50. ■ Hippy Hippy Shake at Studio 24. 25 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10. Electro-swing and funky house. Guest tbc. ■ Jackhammer at the Caves. 4 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Techno night. Soma’s Slam make a trip over to the East Coast for a set of expansive techno and house. ■ Kosheen at the Venue, Potterrow. 11 Mar, 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Trip hop and drum & bass from the Kosheen DJs, with live support from Spaio & Sleazy Tek. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Sat 11.30pm–4am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Live guests include Le Salon de Jazz Refuse (4 Mar), Ka-Tet (11 Mar), Paul Mills' Funk Band (18 Mar) and the Raymond Harris Fusion Experience (25 Mar). ■ LuckyMe at Sneaky Pete’s. 25 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. The scene setting taste makers at Glasgow record label/art collective LuckyMe head over to Edinburgh for more hip hop, dubstep and funky abstract beats (line-up tbc). ■ Luvely at the Liquid Room. 4 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £12 (members £10). The saucy soirée of full-on, driving house music returns. ■ Mad Caravan at Studio 24. 4 Mar, 10pm–3am. £5. World music night. FREE Misfits at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Modern Lovers at the Store. 25 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Soul, funk, garage, freak beat, psyche and more from Craig Jamieson. Joined by Paul Weller’s bassist Andy Lewis for some added Acid Jazz. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ RSVP at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £8. Glamorous club hits. ■ Redeemer at Studio 24. Fri 11pm–3am. £5 (members/students £4). The UK’s biggest alt.rock and metal club comes to Edinburgh. ■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 before 3–31 March 2011 THE LIST 55